Gunsmith Cats
Gunsmith Cats
Based on the manga by Kenichi SONODA
Audio: Japanese, English
Subtitles: English / English SDH / Captions
Format: BD-50
Region: Region-Free
Rating: 18+, Run Time: 87 min
Released: 1995
Aspect Ratio: 4:3, COLOR
Extras: Poster, 2xSticker Sheets, 2xPostcards, New Artwork, Color & Line Art, 3 Commentary Tracks, 2 Documentaries, Drawing Tutorial, and more!
Director: Takeshi MORI
Screenplay: Atsuji KANEKO
Voice Actors: Michiko NEYA, Kae ARAKI, Aya HISAKAWA, Amanda Winn Lee, Kimberly Yates, Tiffany Grant
Warning: Contains Profanity, Violence, and Brief Nudity
© 1995 Kenichi Sonoda / Kodansha, VAP, TBS
Can be shipped anywhere in the World, except for Japan and Germany.
The Gunsmith Cats Explosive Edition Kickstarter was our most successful yet -- almost 5000 backers!
The Gunsmith Cats OVAs were based on the manga of the same name, created by famous manga artist Kenichi Sonoda. Gunsmith Cats is a semi-reboot of Mr. Sonoda's Riding Bean manga, which was also made into an anime. Both Riding Bean and another Sonoda-related anime, Otaku no Video, have been released as limited-edition Blu-ray sets, and we still have some copies available.
The Explosive Edition is available in two core variants:
The Basic Set ($40) includes the all 3 OVAs in both English and Japanese on a max-bitrate BD50 all-region high-definition disc.
The disc itself has multiple subtitle variants -- colored (color-blind friendly), colored SDH, captioned SDH (similar to "Netflix-style") and captioned English SDH. There are 3 commentary tracks - two in Japanese featuring Kenichi Sonoda, Arai Masahiro, Kazaana Takanori, Mori Takeshi and Satō Hiroki, and one in English featuring Matt Greenfield and Tiffany Grant (OVA 1), Bennett the Sage and Marc Swint (OVA 2) and Amanda Winn Lee and Kimberly Yates (OVA3).
On-disc extras also include the original production documentary, an updated production documentary, a how-to-draw tutorial by Mr. Sonoda, an artwork slideshow, a clean version of the opening credits, a list of all the project backers (as of the time we went into production), and more.
The basic set comes in an amaray case with a reversible cover slip and a 9-panel insert which contains a new original poster and a list of all the backers. It also includes sticker sheet suitable for adorning your laptop or vehicle. And just to be nice, we threw in a second copy of the sticker sheet and two postcards!
The Premium Set ($70) includes everything in Basic, plus a 176-page Amaray-sized full-color Artbook that fits together with the amaray in a colorful chipboard case, and a very special dojinshi “thinbook”. The artbook contains existing and new artwork, plus an extensive collection of original production settei (design drawings) and the results of the fan art contest we ran as part of the Kickstarter campaign.
The thinbook contains a new 4-page color manga short by Mr. Sonoda, as well as new Gunsmith Cats illustrations by Mr. Sonoda, KOTOBUKI Tukasa (Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN), UEDA Hajime (FLCL), and TADANO Kazuko (Sailor Moon),
All of the new artwork created for the Explosive Edition is available online in high-resolution form (including PDFs of the artbook)
Add On Items
In addition to the main sets, we have some extra items you may want to add to your order. Please note that these items are only available to people who have purchased an Explosive Edition Blu-ray. We verify this status on every order, and must refuse orders from customers who do not qualify.
Goodies!
We have some leftover goodies from the Kickstarter campaign. Each of these precious items of swag is only $8.00! Goodies will only be shipped to customers who are also purchasing the Gunsmith Cats Explosive Edition or were backers of the crowdfunding project. They are not available separately. All goodies are limited-editions, so when they’re gone, they’re gone!
Update: The Patches, Keychains, Coins and Pins are sold out! Only the stickers and straps have yet to be depleted by the ravening hordes!
The Large Artbook contains most of the content of the smaller artbook in the Premium Set in a larger, 8.5x11” format. Artbooks will only be shipped to customers who are also purchasing the Gunsmith Cats Explosive Edition or were backers of the crowdfunding project. They are not available separately. The hardcover artbooks are limited-editions and will not be reprinted. We have a few hardcover artbooks that are signed and stamped by Mr. Sonoda, and a few others that were signed and inscribed by English voice actors Amanda Winn Lee (Rally) and Kimberly Yates (May).
Note: These items are currently unavailable.